Last Thursday saw me on my way down to the seaside town of Sidmouth, Devon. I had been invited by Ffiona, a friend from Caversham Primary School days. In fact, her mother, Maretta, taught me when the family first moved to the area, when I was 7 years-old! Ffiona and I used to go to Brownies together, at Highmoor Hall, and have remained in touch, to a greater or lesser degree, ever since....
Somewhat cloudy for our walk around Sidmouth - but no rain.
How about this for biking terrain??
Ffiona - with the Sidmouth sands and cliffs in the background.
'Eglantine', Ffiona's 1820s 'Holiday Home'.
Many thanks for a very pleasant interlude, Ffiona. It was fun sitting there , wracking our brains to try to remember names of our former classmate and teachers from so long ago - and we'll dfinitely make sure that another 25 years doesn't go by before we get together again!!
On Friday morning, Ffiona drove me to nearby Budleigh Salterton, a lovely Devon seaside town I had visited several times in the late '60s, when Cousin Mags' husband, Alan managed the Barclay's Bank on the High Street, across from 'The Feathers'.
Entering Budleigh Salterton, via the one-lane, cross-country road from Sidmouth.
Apparently there was a beaver at work in Budleigh Salterton - a Canadian connection??
Barclay's Bank, High Street, Budleigh Salterton - with spacious, two-storey flat above, where Mags and Alan lived for a while...
..and 'The Feathers' opposite (undergoing a bit of a facelift?)
Methinks Totty's has been around for awhile!
Looking forward to my visit with you, next weekend, in Callington, Cornwall, Mags and Alan!
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